5 County Recycling Centers Open Today

January 02, 1991

Beginning today, James City County will offer a new service for waste disposal for all county residents. Five county convenience centers will begin operating to include recycling in addition to the disposal of household waste.

To use one of the centers, residents will be required to separate glass containers, aluminum cans and newspaper from their trash and place them in the proper containers.

Small plastic bins similar to those used in the pilot curbside recycling program will be available free at each center for residents to take home and store their recyclables.

The convenience centers will replace the container sites at Grove, Tewning Road, Toano, Barnes Road and the county landfill. The sites at Forest Glen, Shipyard Park and the Law Enforcement Center will be eliminated because of space restrictions.

The centers are part of the county's efforts to meet state mandates to recycle 10 percent of trash by 1991, 15 percent by 1993 and 25 percent by 1995.

As in the past, items such as furniture, appliances, tires, car batteries, brush and construction materials must be taken to the landfill.

York County residents and businesses located in the Bruton District will continue to be allowed to use the landfill, but they will be required to separate their glass, aluminum and newspaper. York residents are not currently allowed to use the container sites, but they will be permitted to take their recyclables to one of the convenience centers after Jan. 1. However, they must still take their trash to the landfill.

Each convenience center will have an attendant on hand to help residents understand and comply with the new requirements. The centers and their hours of operation are: